MemoTaro vs Monaca Now
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MemoTaro
Securely store your notes with a password lock and biometric authentication. Easily organize, edit, and share your memos with intuitive drag-and-drop and swipe gestures. Find information quickly with powerful search and customize your viewing experience with font settings.
- Password lock with Touch ID/Face ID
- Drag-and-drop memo organization
- Swipe to delete notes
- Direct sharing to messages, mail, social media
- Memo search and character search
- Customizable font size and color
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MemoTaro is a memo app with ease of operation, utility, password lock function. Compatible with Touch ID / Face ID. ◆ Password lock function: · Password lock can be selected. · When lock setting is done, it will be locked when in the background etc so it is safe. Compatible with Touch ID / Face ID. ◆ Editing function: · Movement of memo is possible by drag & drop. Deleting notes can also be done with swipe, and operability is simplified. · Because you can lock the edits, if you keep the important memo locked, you can prevent mistakes that you accidentally erase. · Selective deletion, all deletion function is also installed ◆ Activity function: · Functions that can post directly to messages, mail, LINE, Twitter etc. ◆ Search refinement function: · It is also possible to narrow down the target memo and display it by entering a search word. ◆ Character search function on the edit screen: ・Even if you write a lot of notes, it is easy to find where you wrote it. ◆ Font setting: The font size and font color (select from black and gray) of the list screen and memo edit screen can be changed. * The maximum number of characters that can be entered in one memo is 100,000 (6.0 or later). * When you delete an application, the saved memo data will be deleted. * If the password becomes unknown, third parties can not invalidate the lock, so please be careful when managing the setting. ◆ Note: Ads will be hidden if you pay.
Monaca Now
Engage with your local government and community through this official borough app. Access information on departments, emergency services, parks, and news. Report issues and track their progress directly from your mobile device.
- Government & Department Information
- Emergency Services Access
- Parks & Recreation Directory
- Report and Track Issues
- Local News & Events
- Business Directory
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Become a civic citizen and engage with your borough like never before by downloading the official app. With features like Government, Departments, Emergency Services, Parks & Recreation, Report an Issue, Business Directory, and News you'll find it easier than ever to stay connected with the Borough of Monaca with just a few taps on your mobile device. Government, Departments, Parks & Recreation, and Business Directory sections allow you to have all the important contact and destination information in your borough with the tap of a button. Learn about your borough's history, demographics and elected officials. Find parks, facilities and points-of-interest along with information, phone numbers, maps and directions. Stay informed and up-to-date on the latest happenings and upcoming events through the News. Report Issues around your borough like garbage / recycling, parking, roads & potholes issues. Track and manage reports via the Report an Issue section. Download your borough's app and start engaging with your borough on a more meaningful level. Become a civic citizen today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Monaca Now at none against MemoTaro's 1. Monaca Now also leads on ads (none vs shown). MemoTaro's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (13 vs 1). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. MemoTaro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Monaca Now asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for MemoTaro against 5.0 for Monaca Now. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MemoTaro has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MemoTaro ships an update every 9 days, Monaca Now monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 11, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MemoTaro | Monaca Now |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masashi Sasaoka | Borough of Monaca |
Customer experience
MemoTaro
Monaca Now
In-app purchases
MemoTaro
- Ad-free$1.99
Monaca Now
No in-app purchases









